Years back three of us went hunting for deer. We had a deal with the local butcher that whatever we brought back to his shop, he would butcher and keep about a third of it and we could have the rest as burger meat or venison steaks.
It was a good deal for us as we were all in college then and on a tight budget.
We got out early into the fields. One of the guys made a blind by a fallen tree and the other two of us figured we'd herd any deer towards him.
We were several hundred yards away from the blind when we heard a rifle shot from several kliks away. It was quickly followed by two more. We didn't hear any more then all of a sudden, we heard three rapid shots from our friend's location.
We quickly made our way back and hailed him. He said that someone had fired on him and that he had been hit. As we got to the blind, we received several incoming rounds, but we couldn't tell where it was coming from.
We rendered first aid---found our friend had been hit by splinters of the tree caused by the bullets hitting the tree and sending splinters into him. After applying compresses, we jury rigged a stretcher and got him the heck out of there to the local hospital.
What could we have done to avoid this situation. Our buddy that got it was wearing a bright orange vest...does not blend in with the foliage at all.
At first we thought they made it an even playing field...handed out firearms to the deer and the deer were shooting back.
It was a good deal for us as we were all in college then and on a tight budget.
We got out early into the fields. One of the guys made a blind by a fallen tree and the other two of us figured we'd herd any deer towards him.
We were several hundred yards away from the blind when we heard a rifle shot from several kliks away. It was quickly followed by two more. We didn't hear any more then all of a sudden, we heard three rapid shots from our friend's location.
We quickly made our way back and hailed him. He said that someone had fired on him and that he had been hit. As we got to the blind, we received several incoming rounds, but we couldn't tell where it was coming from.
We rendered first aid---found our friend had been hit by splinters of the tree caused by the bullets hitting the tree and sending splinters into him. After applying compresses, we jury rigged a stretcher and got him the heck out of there to the local hospital.
What could we have done to avoid this situation. Our buddy that got it was wearing a bright orange vest...does not blend in with the foliage at all.
At first we thought they made it an even playing field...handed out firearms to the deer and the deer were shooting back.
